Abstract: An electronic system comprises two or more receivers, each receiver having a defined range for input signals; and an automatic gain control circuit configured to adjust the gain of two or more signals and pass the two or more adjusted signals to the two or more receivers, wherein the automatic gain control circuit adjusts the gain of each of the two or more signals based on an analysis of all of the two or more signals.

Abstract: A strut runner includes a member extending lengthwise in a first direction, where the member includes an underlying panel and one or more walls that extend from the panel. The member may be configured to at least partially support the panel array while being integrated or directly connected to the underlying structure. Additionally, the strut runner may include one or more peripheral extensions that extend a distance outward from the body.

Abstract: A mounting system is provided for an array of solar modules. The mounting system includes one or more rail assemblies that extend lengthwise in a first direction to support a plurality of solar modules that comprise the array. Each of the one or more rail assemblies may be configured to compress in order to retain an edge section of one or more of the plurality of solar modules in an operable position. A conductive element may be positioned to bond the edge section of at least one of the plurality of solar modules with at least a section of the rail assembly that retains that edge section in the operable position, so as to form a conductive path for electrical current.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a substrate processing chamber component involves forming a component having a textured surface and sweeping a jet of pressurized fluid across the textured surface of the component. The jet of fluid is pressurized sufficiently high to dislodge substantially all the particles from the textured surface. The method can be applied to dislodge grit particles from textured exposed surfaces formed by electromagnetic energy beam scanning and grit blasting. The method can also be applied to remove loosely adhered coating particles from the textured surfaces of coated components.

Abstract: In a method of cleaning a surface of a substrate processing chamber component to remove process deposits, the component surface is cooled to a temperature below about ?40° C. to fracture the process deposits on the surface. The surface can be cooled by immersing the surface in a low temperature fluid, such as liquid nitrogen. In another version, the component surface is heated to fracture and delaminate the deposits, and optionally, subsequently rapidly cooled to form more fractures. The component surface cleaning can also be performed by bead blasting followed by a chemical cleaning step.

Abstract: A voltage clamp is provided. The voltage clamp comprises one or more diodes for clamping a voltage in a circuit, and at least one capacitor coupled in parallel across the one or more diodes for maintaining current to the one or more diodes at levels which do not cause the clamping voltage of the one or more diodes to exceed a peak tolerable voltage.

Abstract: A highback for controlling a gliding board, such as a snowboard, through leg movement of a rider. The highback is comprised of at least two distinct materials with different stiffnesses to achieve a desired blend of stiffness and flexibility. The highback may employ a material of greater stiffness in one or more regions to provide high force transmission between the rider and-the board. The highback may employ a material of lesser stiffness in one or more regions where flexibility is desired for more gradual power transmission, comfort and/or to facilitate highback adjustability. The arrangement of the different materials provides a lightweight highback with a relatively sleek profile having selected regions of stiffness and/or flexibility.

Abstract: A highback for controlling a gliding board, such as a snowboard, through leg movement of a rider. The highback is comprised of at least two distinct materials with different stiffnesses to achieve a desired blend of stiffness and flexibility. The highback may employ a material of greater stiffness in one or more regions to provide high force transmission between the rider and the board. The highback may employ a material of lesser stiffness in one or more regions where flexibility is desired for more gradual power transmission, comfort and/or to facilitate highback adjustability. The arrangement of the different materials provides a lightweight highback with a relatively sleek profile having selected regions of stiffness and/or flexibility.

Abstract: A pigment library and a method for preparing it are provided, which includes identifying a plurality of thermoplastic polymers and then selecting pigments useful in the plurality of thermoplastic polymers. The pigments are heat stable at the melt temperature of each of the plurality of thermoplastic polymers and are not chemically interactive or reactive with each of the polymers of the plurality of thermoplastic polymer. Further, each of the pigments in combination with each of the polymers of the plurality of thermoplastic polymers possesses the property of being lightfast, injection moldable, and fiber spinnable and also not crocking. A colorant database is then prepared using the pigment library. The colorant database is used with color matching software that predict formulations using the colorant database. The result is the development of formulations that minimize or eliminate metameric color effect under various lighting conditions across multiple polymers and end product types.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a non-contact package useful when an article to be stored or shipped in the package includes a sensitive surface, the performance of which will be detrimentally affected if the sensitive surface is contacted with a nominal amount of mechanical force. A fluid environment which does not produce sufficient mechanical force to detrimentally affect the sensitive surface may be used in contact with the sensitive surface to prevent an undesirable chemical reaction on the sensitive surface. A fluid environment may also be used inside the package to support surrounding walls of the package so that such walls do not contact the sensitive surface and/or to dissipate force applied to the exterior of the package so that the sensitive surface will not be damaged.

Abstract: Compounds active on Ret are described, as well as methods of using such compounds. Also described are crystal structures of Ret surrogates that were determined using X-ray crystallography. The use of such Ret surrogate crystals and strucural information can, for example, be used for identifying molecular scaffolds and for developing ligands that bind to and modulate Ret and for identifying improved ligands based on known ligands.

Abstract: An adaptive digital power control system is disclosed, which implements a digitally controlled, near real-time algorithm to accommodate multiple loop current mode controls for low voltage, high performance computing system power needs. For example, an adaptive digital power control system that is implemented with an FPGA to generate low voltages for high performance computing systems is disclosed, which includes a current and voltage loop compensation algorithm that enables the adaptive digital power control system to dynamically compensate for high current transients and EMI-related noise. The current and voltage loop compensation algorithm uses a combination of linear predictive coding and Kalman filtering techniques to provide dynamic current and voltage compensation, and implement a feed-forward technique using knowledge of the power system's output parameters to adequately adapt to the system's compensation needs.

Abstract: A substrate processing chamber component capable of being exposed to an energized gas in a process chamber has a component structure, and a surface on the structure with first and second spiral grooves, which can oppose one another. Process residues adhere to the surface during processing of a substrate in an energized gas to reduce contamination of the substrate.

Abstract: Structures of SF1 and LRH are described, along with methods for identifying or developing modulators of those receptors and uses for such modulators.

Abstract: The present invention comprises cocrystal of a nuclear receptor comprising a molecule bound to the coactivator binding site of said nuclear receptor. The present invention further comprises a machine-readable data storage medium encoded with machine readable data corresponding to the structure coordinates of amino acids of a nuclear receptor coactivator binding site which, when using a machine programmed with instructions for using said data, is capable of displaying a graphical three-dimensional representation of a molecular complex of a compound bound to a nuclear receptor coactivator binding site.

Abstract: A rack assembly is provided for mounting solar modules over an underlying body. The rack assembly may include a plurality of rail structures that are arrangeable over the underlying body to form an overall perimeter for the rack assembly. One or more retention structures may be provided with the plurality of rail structures, where each retention structure is configured to support one or more solar modules at a given height above the underlying body. At least some of the plurality of rail structures are adapted to enable individual rail structures o be sealed over the underlying body so as to constrain air flow underneath the solar modules. Additionally, at least one of (i) one or more of the rail structures, or (ii) the one or more retention structures are adjustable so as to adapt the rack assembly to accommodate solar modules of varying forms or dimensions.

Abstract: A component for a substrate processing chamber has a structure having an overlying metal coating. The metal coating has a plurality of electron beam textured features that are formed by scanning an electron beam across a surface of the metal coating. The electron beam textured features include a plurality of depressions and protuberances on the surface that are capable of accumulating process deposits during processing of a substrate to reduce contamination of the substrate. The component having the metal coating provides improved processing results, and exhibits reduced erosion during cleaning processes performed to remove process deposits from the component.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a process chamber component having a textured surface includes applying a resist layer on an underlying surface of the component. A predetermined pattern of apertures is formed in the resist layer that exposes the underlying surface of the component. The underlying surface is etched through the apertures in the resist layer to form a textured surface having raised features with top corners. The resist layer is removed, and a treatment step is performed to form top corners that are rounded. In another method, the textured surface is formed by providing a patterned mask having apertures above the surface of the component. A material is sprayed through the apertures in the patterned mask and onto the surface to form a textured surface with raised features having the material.

Abstract: Methods for expressing active enzymes are described that involve co-expressing a first enzyme with a second enzyme that has an enzymatic activity that reverses a modification on the first enzyme and/or for identification of soluble and/or active catalytic domains by systematic variation of fragment lengths around catalytic domain boundaries.

Abstract: In a method of cleaning a surface of a substrate processing chamber component to remove process deposits, the component surface is cooled to a temperature below about ?40° C. to fracture the process deposits on the surface. The surface can be cooled by immersing the surface in a low temperature fluid, such as liquid nitrogen. In another version, the component surface is heated to fracture and delaminate the deposits, and optionally, subsequently rapidly cooled to form more fractures. The component surface cleaning can also be performed by bead blasting followed by a chemical cleaning step.